Pharmacy Technician (Procurement/Supply)

Pharmacy Technician

Duties include but are not limited to: Pharmacy Technician is responsible for all prescription and nonprescription medications and supply purchasing and inventory in highly complex area of the Pharmacy Service at the Joseph Maxwell Cleland Atlanta VA Medical Center (JMCAVAMC). This responsibility mandates compliance with all Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), Food and Drug Agency (FDA), and all federal rules and regulations regarding contract compliance, purchase card procedures, reconciliation requirements, control point rules, controlled substance purchasing, purchasing documentation maintenance, and general inventory control processes. Primary duties consist of pharmaceutical and supply order initiation, proper receipt of shipments, compliance with products and storage requirements. Incumbent has independent purchase responsibilities. The incumbent functions as staffing requirements dictate assisting the pharmacy management team in providing optimal pharmaceutical care and timely customer service in accordance with the mission, vision, and goals of the pharmacy and the JMCAVAMC. Pharmacy technicians at this level serve as an ordering delegated by the acquisition center contracting officers for the purpose of ordering against the national pharmacy prime vender (PPV) contract and national blanket purchase agreements (BPA) for pharmacy. They are responsible for ordering medications and supplies from required sources and meeting contract compliance while maintaining multiple complex accounts with PPV. They utilize the government purchase card program for direct orders up to the micro purchase threshold per VA financial policy. Pharmacy Technicians at this level are responsible for regulatory and formulary requirements to meet patient needs within budgetary limits.

Work Schedule: 10:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. with rotating weekends and holidays. Work schedule is subject to change based on agency needs.

Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience.

Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.

Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.

Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA.

Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement).

Telework: Not Available.

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 62209F

US Department of Veterans Affairs